Benzoyl Peroxide
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Benzoyl peroxide is a topical treatment that kills acne bacteria and dries/peels the skin, helping to keep pores unclogged.

It is usually applied once or twice a day to the acne-affected area. You should see results quickly, but sometimes it takes 4 to 6 weeks of treatment to become apparent.

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August 28, 2013
Product used: Neutrogena (On-the-Spot Acne Treatment (Old Formula))
Good product just not for me

Pros:

Works quick
reasonably cheap

Cons:

dries skin

I bought this product out of pure desperation, I was attending an important event the day I purchased it and had a few pimples on my right side. I quickly applied it in the morning about an hour later I noticed a lot of the redness had gone away and so had some of the swelling. Leaving behind just dark slight bumps where the pimples were. It did over dry the skin when I used a thick amount across my cheek (since I have acne all over it), so be aware of that since it is Benzoyl Peroxide. Anyways it calmed down my acne for that day and a few weeks after, but it did not eliminate it, in fact after a couple of weeks it got somewhat worse. So i stopped using it. I do recommend this product for people with mild acne, but if your acne is more on the severe side (like mine) you should probably use something else.
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August 23, 2013
Product used: The Regimen
Elegant formulas for a great price.

Pros:

Product are exceptionally gentle.
They are easy to spread and absorb.
BP is gentle, yet effective at combating acne.

Cons:

Shipping takes forever.
No SPF.
This is a Pro: The products are huge and value priced.

I am 30 and have struggled with acne since my early twenties. Even though I have acne, my skin is normal to dry. I started to use the Regimen about a month ago with drug store products. Formulation wise, they weren't very elegant and left a white cast on my skin. I started to use Dan's products about a week into the Regimen, and wow!, what a difference! The texture of every product make them easy to spread and absorb. The cleanser is super gentle. The BP leaves no white cast, so it is easy to use the recommended dose. I also found that it wasn't as irritating as the BP cream I was using. I love the Jojoba Oil and AHA+, they really smooth my skin out and combat any flakes caused by the BP. Finally the moisturizer is highly moisturizing and a little on the rich side. I have normal, not oily, skin and so I like that. I mix it with the Jojoba Oil to give my skin extra hydration; I haven't had any problems with flakes because of it. I highly recommend the Regimen to anyone struggling with acne, but especially do it with Dan's products because of the quality and elegance of the formulations.
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August 11, 2013
Product used: Clean & Clear (Persa-Gel 10, Maximum Strength)
Perhaps a little too strong for sensitive skin.

Pros:

Helps if you have severe acne
Is not expensive
very strong and effective

Cons:

Dries out skin
Not suited if you have sensitive skin like me, go for a 2.5% or a 5%
Could bleach clothing

I have been using the persa gel for over a month now and it did dry out my face a lot! I would recommend this to the people with severe acne problems and to the ones with less severe problems i'd say, use the 2.5% or the 5%. It is true that it fights to clear up acne, but i've been getting weird and painful acne bumps because of this product filled with whiteheads. I realised that when I stopped using this product that I wasn't getting the bumps anymore.
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August 5, 2013
Product used: Clinique (Acne Solutions Clear Skin System)
Love this product!

Pros:

Clears skin fast
Evens skin tone
Lasts a while

Cons:

Expensive
A little drying

I have really oily skin, and when 8th grade started I had a whole bunch of acne (particularly around my left cheek and forehead), so I tried this product and after 3 days my skin was completely clear! And also I found that it evened out my skin tone!
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August 5, 2013
Product used: AcneFree (24 Hour Acne Clearing System)
Best acne product

Pros:

Cheap
Doesn't dry your face out
Visibly less acne after one use

This is the best acne product I have ever used. I have severe acne since fourth grade and I've tried EVERYTHING! Including proactive and all it did was dry my face out and create more acne. Until I found acnefree. This product is amazing I saw results after one days use! It literally cut my acne in half with out drying my face out or creating more acne. My black heads are even gone.This is definitely a number one acne product.  
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July 26, 2013
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
DO NOT USE PROACTIV

Pros:

Worked for a year

Cons:

Expensive
Stops working
Makes face worse

I used to use duac for about 3-4 years through high school, then it stopped working. Switched to proactiv and it worked amazingly for 1 year, then one morning I woke up feeling the most pain ever on my face. Kept applying it for another month hoping that it would get better, but it just got worse. Had huge red cystic acne that would never come to a head until like 2-3 weeks. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT, IT WILL ONLY HURT YOU.
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July 15, 2013
Product used: Proactiv Solution (Acne Treatment System)
Proactive sucks
The proactive products may or may not work but who cares when all they want to do is get as much money out of you with their "opt-out" online ordering scheme and automatic shipments. My credit card was billed multiple times and shipments arrived on my doorstep without my consent and their excuse was that in checking the terms of agreement box I had agreed to this. Bullsh*t! I didn't ask for an overstock of Proactive. I'll never buy anything from Proactive or their parent company again because of this underhanded way of doing business. I would give it no stars but that's not an option.
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July 13, 2013
Product used: Benzac AC (Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%) Gel)
Benzilliant!

Pros:

Easy to spread
Trustworthy

Cons:

Hardening Effect

I use Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser, then apply this. I have noticed a difference in spots within 3 weeks and I will continue to use this. It's made by Galderma who make Cetaphil so I can trust this to really work! Until I'm 100% clear I will give this 5*
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June 28, 2013
Product used: Clearasil (Ultra Rapid Acne Vanishing Treatment Cream)
Decent product, but leaves white residue.

Pros:

Good for spot treatment

Cons:

White residue

This is your standard BP product.. but if you're consider using it for regimen purposes I would instead recommend you get a gel based BP.. this will leave a nasty white residue all over your face if you use to much.
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June 27, 2013
Product used: Brevoxyl-4 (Benzoyl Peroxide (4%) Cream)
Worked well

Pros:

Reduces acne
Cheap

Cons:

Prescription only (in the UK)
Discontinued product (UK)
Stains clothing/ pillows/ towels

It successfully reduced my comedonal acne/ clogged pores very well (but did not completely eliminate it), and I found the 4% strength didn't dry out my skin in comparison to other 5% benzoyl peroxide creams. It goes on smoothly to your skin but takes a bit of massaging to rub it in properly. It has been discontinued in the UK so I've stopped using it and found I am now breaking out so it shows the product was effective.
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